"Baili… Divine Lord?" the woman pursed her lips, glancing at the man beside her.
The man, with a conflicted expression, knelt before Bai Ran. "Ran Ran, how has this Master treated you?"
"He treats Ran Ran very well!" she replied, smiling cheerfully.
After Bai Ran walked away, the woman spoke, "Husband, that Divine Lord Baili..."
The man nodded gravely. "He is the master who divined our child's fate at birth."
The one who had said Ran Ran would be a calamity...
"Will Ran Ran be alright?" the woman asked, full of worry. After all, Divine Lord Baili disliked Ran Ran so much.
And they couldn't tell Ran Ran the truth...
"Let's observe for a while," the man sighed. Ran Ran had finally become so cheerful; they couldn't bear to shatter this beautiful picture...
Days passed, and Divine Lord Baili treated Bai Ran exceptionally well. The couple gradually let go of their unease.
But one day, what was bound to happen, happened...
Bai Ran's cold corpse was returned to the couple...
"Ran? Ran?" The woman collapsed to the ground, looking in disbelief at the still figure...
Divine Lord Baili stood beside them, utterly indifferent. "In the past few years, the Divine Realm has suffered numerous misfortunes without cause."
"Homes destroyed, families torn apart. The celestial signs indicate this is the work of a calamity."
The woman trembled and crawled towards Bai Ran's cold body. "Ran Ran..."
"For the sake of all under heaven, Bai Ran must still die," Divine Lord Baili said coldly.
"Why..." the woman clutched Bai Ran tightly. "We hid..."
"Why are you still pursuing us so relentlessly..."
Divine Lord Baili looked at her and said, "Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, the calamity must be eradicated!"
"At this moment, Bai Ran is not truly dead. Her soul still lingers."
Upon hearing this, the woman exploded. "You still intend to harm Ran Ran's soul! How can you be so cruel!!!"
Divine Lord Baili's eyes were icy. "She will undergo eighty-one cycles of reincarnation, and in each lifetime, she will lose a part of her soul or spirit."
"When the reincarnation is complete, she, Bai Ran, will truly vanish from this world."
"Ran Ran..." the woman cried out in despair. "Why! Why!!!"
"Why must my child endure all of this!!!"
Divine Lord Baili snorted coldly. "Do you not know the reason? Haven't you caused all of this?"
"Witch—"
Rumble—
The woman felt as if she had plunged into an ice cellar. "I caused it... I?"
It was her fault Ran Ran died... It was her fault her husband and Zi Hao were forcibly taken back to the Divine Realm...
It was all her fault...?
Divine Lord Baili glanced at her and then turned to leave indifferently.
The woman slumped to the ground, clutching the cold figure in her arms. "Ran Ran... Mother is sorry..."
"This is the last thing Mother can do for you..."
She smiled, but it was more hideous than crying.
She touched Bai Ran's forehead, and a lotus imprint appeared on her brow.
"Ran Ran, if you can awaken in any of your reincarnated lives, this imprint will be triggered to protect you."
"Ran Ran... you must awaken..."
The woman laid Bai Ran down gently, then shakily stood up and walked towards the distant Divine Realm.
Step by step, with boundless killing intent emanating from her.
...
The scene ended here. Bai Ran jolted awake in the sea of flowers, and the second tombstone completely shattered.
She stood up and touched her pure white forehead.
This lotus... it was left by Mother...
Bai Ran gritted her teeth, killing intent surging within her. Divine Lord Baili...
"Calamity?" Bai Ran scoffed. "Then let me show you what a true calamity is."
...
By the bedside, Jing Feng exclaimed with joy, "Miss Bai! How are you feeling now? Are you better?"
Bai Ran nodded. "I'm fine."
As she turned, she saw the guilty-looking Dongfang Wuji. "Why are you still here?"
Dongfang Wuji froze, then glanced at Bai Ran. "I... I..."
"Speaking of which, he was just sneakily reaching out towards Miss Bai," Jing Feng recalled.
Bai Ran stared directly at him. "Oh? Sneakily reaching out towards me?"
Dongfang Wuji gritted his teeth, stood up, and bowed deeply. "I... I have something to ask of you."
Bai Ran frowned. "What is it?"
He pursed his lips. "I hope Miss Bai can give me a drop of blood."
A drop of blood? Jing Feng looked at him with confusion. "Your suspicious behavior just now was to get Miss Bai's blood?"
"What do you want Miss Bai's blood for?"
Bai Ran looked directly at Dongfang Wuji. He hesitated for a long time before finally speaking. "I want to use Miss Bai's blood to save someone."
"Save someone?" Bai Ran's brow furrowed deeply.
Dongfang Wuji nodded. "Follow me."
He took out a teleportation scroll, and instantly, a bright light enveloped the three of them.
When they opened their eyes again, they were inside a palace of the Purple Cloud Sect.
Dongfang Wuji turned a flower vase by the wall, and a hidden door slowly opened, releasing a blast of icy cold air.
"The Purple Cloud Sect has such a secret passage," Jing Feng remarked, looking at the entrance with surprise.
"The person you want to save is inside?" Bai Ran asked Dongfang Wuji. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
His expression was solemn and sorrowful. "Yes..."
The two followed Dongfang Wuji into the tunnel entrance.
As they went deeper, the temperature dropped lower and lower. After winding through, an ice coffin appeared before them.
Inside the ice coffin lay a woman of unparalleled beauty, looking as if she were merely asleep.
"A secret indulgence!" Jing Feng winked at Dongfang Wuji, who shot him a glare.
Bai Ran slowly walked to the side of the ice coffin and looked at Dongfang Wuji. "Can you take her hand out?"
Dongfang Wuji chipped away at the ice coffin and gently pulled out the woman's hand.
Bai Ran extended her hand and lightly touched the woman's hand.
After a moment, Bai Ran withdrew her hand. Dongfang Wuji looked at her anxiously. "How is it? Is her body alright?"
"Her body is well-preserved, but this woman is dead," she said, gently stroking the ice coffin. "You want to resurrect a dead person?"
Dongfang Wuji lowered his head. "Yes... I want to resurrect her..."
"The previous cultivation technique, was that also your method for resurrection?"
He nodded. "But it was useless..."
Jing Feng's eyes widened as he listened to their conversation. "Dongfang Wuji! Resurrecting the dead is forbidden!"
"I know..." his voice trembled. "But I really don't want to lose her..."